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Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases
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Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre
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CO!IHO~EALTE OF VIRGLJI.n,
COUJ:JTY
OJ' ROCKINGF
...Ail:, to-wit:
In the Circuit
Court
The grand
for
jurors
Court
present
1933,
at
that
in the
its
one Andy Carrier,
monwealth
of Virginia,
of Rockingham,
term,
1953,
on or about
county,
feloniously
against
the peace
in and
and now attending
upon their
the 13th
did kill
and dignity
oaths
day of .Tuly,
and murder
of the Com-
of Virginia.
This
Martin,
October
Lonza Knight,
said
County:
6~ the State
the body of the county
said
jury
of said
indictment
a witness
to give
is found on the testimony
sworn in Court
evidence.
and sent
before
of F. P.
the grand
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CHARGE TO THE JURY
LONZA KNIGHT
Your charge
of the felony
is to inquire
as charged
If you find
dictment,
and that
and was willful,
him guilty
tentiary
him guilty
of murder
or,
in your discretion,
him guilty
deliberate,
more than twenty
on reasonable
guilty
in the peni-
than twenty
of murder,
years.
as charged
with malice
and premeditated,
in the in-
aforethought,
and
then you shall
and ascertain
for not less
him not guilty
aforethought,
provocation,
of voluntary
finement
find
find
his punish-
than five
nor
years.
in the second
malice
then you shall
by confinement
in the penitentiary
If you find
or of murder
aforethought
his punish-
of murder in the second degree,
ment by confin·ement
in the in-
and ascertain
or for any term not less
him guilty
is guilty
as charged
with malice
degree
and the same was committed
was not willful,
without
of myrder,
and premeditated,
in the first
If you find
the accused
or not guilty.
the same was committed
for life,
dictment,
in the indictment
deliberate,
ment at death,
whether
degree,
actual
of murder in the first
but that
or implied,
or in mutual
manslaughter,
in the penitentiary
he killed
Andy Carrier
upon a sudden heat,
combat,
you will
and ascertain
for not less
degree
find
him
his punishment
by con-
than one nor more than five
years.
If you find
or of murder
guilty
in the second degree,
of involuntary
punishment
manslaughter,
by confinement
more than five
of not exceeding
year,
him not guilty
years,
or,
$1000,
of murder
in the first
or of voluntary
you will
manslaughter,
but
say so and ascertain
in the penitentiary
for not less
in your discretion,
assess
or by confinement
degree
in jail
a fine
than
his
one nor
against
him
for not exceeding
one
or both.
If you find
him not guilty,
you will
say so and no more.
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v.
Lonza Knight
Charge to the Jury
�INSTRUCTION
NO.
The Cour.t instructs
by the law in Virginia
the second
murder
as murder in the first
instructs
in wait,
imprisonment,
premedit
ted killing,
gree.
that
is distinguished
decree
and murder
in
degree.
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mit,
the jury
arson,
rape,
All other
the jury
starving
that
or any wilful,
or in the commission
robbery,
murder by poison,
or burglary,
of,
deliberate,
or attempt
lying
and
to com-
is murder in the first
murder is murder in the second degree.
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The Court
the killing
infers
malice
further
is wilful,
from this
instructs
deliberate,
fact.
the jury
that
and premeditated,
whenever
the law
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INSTRUCTION
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Virginia
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order
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burden
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offence
instructs
the
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the
is upon the prisoner.
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The Court
being with malice
instructs
of wilful,
first
deliberate,
degree.
the jury
aforethought
which is perpetrated
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by poison,
that
is guilty
lying
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whoever kills
of murder;
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killing
that
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a murder
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a man shall
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that
the rule
which he does,
of law is that
or which is a
��INSTRUCTION
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malice
proved,
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instructs
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the burden
the jury
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malice
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on a charge
of killing.
with circumstances
of murder
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of palliation,
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The Court
a wilful,
that
deliberate,
the intention
time prior
intention
of killing,
further
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that to constitute
it
killin.B/is
not necessary
and premeditated
to kill
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should
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come into
should
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jury
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for
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wound given
slayer,
with a deadly
without
1s prima facie,
throws
further
wilful,
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jury
weapon in the previous
any provocation,
upon the prisoner
circumstances.
instructs
that
possession
or even with slight
deliberate,
the necessity
a mortal
and premeditated
of the
provocation,
killing,
of showing extenuating
and
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the charge
instructs
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the
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the accused,
the Commonwealth to prove the motive
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is not necessary
for
of such murder.
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the evidence
that,
previous
a grudge on the part
prisoner
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and that
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murder
in the first
instructs
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the jury
that
to the time of the killing,
of the prisoner
towards
declared
this
the deceased
was wilful,
degree.
if they believe
that
because
deliberate,
from
there
the deceased;
was
that
the
grudge must be settled;
of this
aforesaid
and premeditated,
grudge,
and is
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self-defense
it must appear
and had reasonable
that
instructs
grounds
he was in danger
the jury
that
from the evidence
to believe,
of death
in order
that
to establish
the accused
at the time of firing
or serious
bodily
harm.
believed,
the shot,
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a question
instructs
exclusively
ber of witnesses
the
for
testify
jury
the
jury,
directly
not bound to regard
the weight
jury
to determine
have the right
on the stand,
fairness,
their
their
that
the credibility
opposite
appearing
worthy of oredit,
and to give
to each other,
of the evidence
as equally
from the appearance
intelligence,
ing circumstances
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and from all
on the trial,
credit
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manner of testifying,
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of the witnesses
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the other
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candor
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find
instructs
from tha eviden~e
that
the
sufficient
provocation--such
only;
was done in the heat
cient
second
provocation,
degree.
the
if,
jury
that
the killing
ar passion,
malice--in
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heat
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killing
of passion,
they
shall
was done without
in a sudden brawl,
however,
such killing
if they
amounts
fini
on a
to voluntary
that
but on a slight
the killing
and insuffi-
may amount to murder
in the
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evidence
relies
that
instructs
the defendant
upon self
defense
showing such excuse
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the
shot
jury
acts
and circumstances
that
him for
r_soner,
p eponderance
th~
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and killed
to excuse
is on the
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in the case.
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find
the deceased
such act,
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from the
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he
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but
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o
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to
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at tac
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threatoued
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dangel',
for
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it
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to prevent
necessary
h
the
will
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L rn to
of ti1ings
state
to force;
a~ to
m1stak
that
jury
luw authorizes
co viction,
I m~n would have o en
another,
th
the
of .r·esorting
and honost
sible
ourt
and the
n c ssity
11able
1.1
with
appearances
the
1
actual
lJ
ua ger,
oeter,1i.n0
g hill,
he uct~
held
i
,;,1
surrou11dL
ru...d, if
not
a
fro
oth
as to
reason-
crimi~lilly
where
from
respoh-'
I
r judicious
I
is taken;
for
the
injurt:Jd
in.jury
as
his
wh~n one man at te.npt
non thJ
behavior
ri._:rht
to
injure
to 1w::1.lrn
use of such
and tbe
si tuatiou
r,ltiX:e
1
��Tho court
do not
of theillsolv-as
evidence
b~ the
\
ii the
.neant
jury
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a homici
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thut
altnough
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by the .deo..pused
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T:t1ight/\
in
fu01. tnre'""
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the
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to r.:ill
ju.cy
the
ya~a~e
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that
tlhe defendant
1
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fe
dre
evideice
th
so e serions
bodily
his
y bol1eve
Jarrior
to
so b.ule.10e .... aud
.. o , nd of
ere
fro
tje
uguinst
oe consia.erod
bonu fides
belief
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threats'
tnat
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jury
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afford
a/•cused
if t~JY
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er~,
ot
about
oJliuv
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t
fr
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ct
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or
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to
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li_vi
Ii inf
as
with
ict
o.
o::' Ja.cryi
,
1
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great
bodi.Ly
harm,
nccs,
out
...1.s 10 des
CCUS.;,d.
86 ~ra. 466
thJ
after·v
ig.1
a r )a- onac lo 6 rou1 d for
the
_d to
1g su::!h dosign
do hL.
that
dasig
hL
tu.rn';ld
tho r _
believe
others,
thes 3 circuCTst
have
th
k"ll
1
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said
g is
to
app~ara
on thJ
purt
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, ·• d the
.c, or he in
said
~:t1ii:;rt,
or
to
\me L.1r. .:.uent d~::.gc
ex3 ~utio1,
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thut
har,
the
d there
rdc
gr_d t bodily
C&rri
be-
18,
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1,
u-'-~hout;h
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,jur~1 r.ust
under
it
r.my
do ~.3ptivo,
the
uc..:used
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.0
1
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�The Court
1
reasonaoly
tnJ
purpose
bod;ly
his
hara
appr
of
further
tells
h no. d thr.i.t another
illing
nirn. or doing
the
ju:.cy th~t
intend
own necessary
self
d to attack
sor:ie .:1e, ber
th1n such pe~&on has a right
wh,n
of his
to arm hi self
_per~ on
him for
fa
ily
for
d Jfe ..rne.
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the
thJ
defendc.l,nt
·o lieva
jury
wae assaulted
to u11::1.k=it appear
Ii us
dec~ased
or the
those
and
to
by the
tho
wjth
L
ti is
-..:use that
d,JcoaSBd
with
such
violence,
at
ti,
cvia.0.1...rn
defenda.1t
him manif'3Btly
of so.n,1 memb~r
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1
fro.n· th
of his
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botlnd
to
force
with
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ry
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had
forc-'3 ,· and
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if
th,1 right
it
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app0ar
or
to
that
dof(~ndunt
hj s adV'}r,.;ury
jurJ
~
was not
repel
to save
~t!jt.r·y,
to
life
his
da.nge~ was
Stl::.nd hjfJ f.couna,
tne
the
to take
har ..1 a d tho
gr1...1t bodily
to
,3
to do hi.1 or
-.:u.se. tllo
l18ed bo .::ill
hi.;;. .t"o~oivin_
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��Commonwealth
of Virginia:
To
the Sheriff
of Rockingham
County,
Greeting:
You are hereby commanded to s11,mrnon
..
to appear before the Judge of the Cirrnit Court of Rockingham
at
,~k,
a. rn., on the/~
...
ay of .....
Couni'y, at the Court House
th;g:y
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GRA~D./UR~··························
tot«#/y
...d.t~tn:th.to.,,
who stands charged with and i11dicted for a felony misdemeanor.
And this ......
~.....
..........
shall not
omit 1111derpenalty of £100.
And have then and
there this Writ.
Witness,
d,y Of
P al.
PRESS
..
. ROBERT
c!/-,...
HARMISON8UI\G
YA
SWlT_;l}
Clf'rk of our s:~,
19 R./.ond
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at the Court Homf', lhf' /
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�In the Name of the Commonwealth of Virginia:
To the Sheriff
of Rockingham
County,
Greeting:
You are hereby commanded to summon ....
to appear before the Judge of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County, at the Court House thereof,
at 9:3_0 o'clod, a. m.,
011
the~#a?ot.
.
who stands charged with and indicted for
And this ....
a
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felony ntfsr{e'fffeano.
. .. . shall not
omit under penalty of £100.
And have then and
there this Writ.
Witness, J. ROBERT SWITZER, Clerk of our sai~urt,
day of ....
THE
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SEk.VICE PRESS,
HARRI ONBURG,
VA.
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1933 by deliv-~1-c
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a iode
executed
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1933 1)y deli-1
ri"1___; a tru
co 1 y
0f this
ui~·,on to
,Jtti
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a -..el bcr of his f,l iley
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a[> of 16 yec1.Ts
and e:;~rLd11in;
the .JUr~ ort --'-her~of .,o }:2r.
·ot fj_JT:1i · :';J -, 11 o.t his usual
place
of abode
exec .rt.eJ :)ec ,1~ t 19Y3 by deliverin___, a t-. 01 e co· y
of this
.JU .or! to J rniA
LE ,Ht said
_,r1 La 1 u:-:;1 1
rlace
of &bode ::(,r lie Lm l)eL1_, ct 'J 1b r :if his
fanil~y
aboYI':! the a 6 e of 16 3rec..rs,a1cl.
ex~lui,i·,:_;
tte
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th reof
to her.
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at hi'3 'JS 1.al plcte
of XIDffX
aJ))de :iLxeduted Dcc,lst
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a true
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is e, 1 iroP to C:l-:i.8.rlotte R0lston
1,1 ;1eri:rnn
at said
J'oh:1 Rolston
usua.l :-,lace of abode Chc;t.rlotte
'Rolston
b i:!:1~ a mer"!ber of his fct.miley
abov
the
G.f;;t,::-of 16 years
a,..d e.x" laL1in 6 t:he purport
th~reof
to her.
·-ot f i ~rJi11g Ray--mo_d ?.ay a.~ hi~ 'J..'n_ 7 place
of
i.bodE. _,--3cuted
:Jec,lst
1933 1:>:r rceliv)rin____; a true
cory of tlis
s11O11 to Lin 1" ~'iay, at 'c,,id !,a'TT'10jYl
1 a~
1. ,y l
place
of al)odc Link Ray lJ<iine; "" r ember
of his fct. il(jY above the ,1__:eof 16 ~rec.rs, and
~7: la L~i ~ th, pur: ort the:c _of to hi·-•
Hot fin-~i'lt;
Fra,1kli·1
LP, e.t hi•-' l~.:i''<--1 ;li:.~ce of
c..:bode no··· c1,ny ,,e,11h1"T ,_f hi
fa. ile:,r t}.-1-.:re ,vl1on
servic
'!S co'.tld
be ·,ad,
:i'.,:,_ecutei D c 1st 19;:,3 · -:,'
I osti 1g a t1·ue co~'Y of this
s1nr ,0,1 on the front
door of hi~ usual
· lace
o:f a.·6ode and lea vin,; se,me
1
rostecl.
there.
71
0;1/d Lam not f ou·1d i'1 11y 'b ilwickc
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....
" (~'.&ic "-1..'.L~- _De1jut y for (LR.:;_ a; rl ey, :, •
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��In the Name of the Commonwealth
of Virginia:
~~~;~:.~~
to appear before the Judge of the ~ Court of Roe : gham C01mty, at the Court House thereof,
£'-:............
day of. ........... ~.... 19 ... 1..~stify
at 9:30 o'clock, a. m., on the ..
micl the truth to
who stands charged with and indicted for a felony m.i,s.d.e:,neanar.
And this ..............
~ ....... shall
not
omit under penalty of £100.
And have then and
there this Writ.
Witness, J.
'<..c/19 ~?,-,,,d
d,y of.....
THE
OBERT S\VJTZER, Clerk of our said Court, at the Court House, the .
SERVICE
PRESS,
HARRISONDURG,
VA.
;, th,/
1~~
s
..'
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FORM
Cl"k
NO.
5
�11»
~~-
�to appear before the Judge of the Cirrnit Court of Roc~Cottrt
11!
9: 3 0 o'clock.,
11. 111.,
on the4'
tr.fa;
of...
. . ..
House thereof,
&, ..............................
...........
......
19
t ..~?,
to testify and the lrn)h to say in behalf of the Conz.monwealth against
.... ?;•;.<.,.r, . .'....
···•························:~.,~?..,
,?:..-:?.~~
..~·...................................................
.
who stands charged with and indicted for a felony ~=or.
And this ........... ~--············
shall not
omit under penalty of £100.
And have then and
there this Writ.
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Wi~"?_.; J. ROBERT
SWITZER,
Clerk. of ottr sa~rt,
day of". . .. .?:f!-.{-1,
. ....... 19.2.:::?-and in the 15r.:..
.
,~···
THI:: SEk.VJCE PRESS,
HARRISONBURG,
VA,
No. 457
at the Court House, the ........
Z..........
.
year of the Co 1monwealth. ,
...4::'..;.t;".~,.I.~.
........., Clerk.
�.,
�In the Name of the Commonwealth
of Virginia:
To the Sheriff
of Rockingham
County,
Greeting:'
Y 01t are hereby commanded to summon .. ............... .
to appear bef9re the Judge of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County, at the Court House thereof,
on the . ..~.~y
~n,,,
say in behalf of the Defendant
of. .....
in the
~~.-'!:!~.:/.....19 ~21o
testify and the truth to
secution of the Commonweafth against ....... ............................... .
................
······································
.........
~ ..
~/. ...x~-~/2........
.
who stands charged with and indicted for a felony mide.meamor.
And this ................ .-:~.-,-. /
.....shall not omit 1t11derpenalty of £100.
And hai1e then and
there this Writ.
Witness, J. ROBERT SWITZER, Clerk of our said Court, at the Court House, the ..
day of. ... ....
&...~/.
19 ~.
and in the / a.f~f
SEK.VICE PRESS,
HARRISONBURG,
VA.
#- •
the cazimonwealth.
~k.~.~A---!
THE
:f!F'~
. .,
Clerk
FORM NO. 5
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�In the Name of the Commonwealth of Virginia:
To the Sheriff
of Rockingham
Yott are hereby commanded to summon .................................................
to appear.bef.ore I e Judge of theff
'
.
"Y "'.
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, .
., on the ....
c,£,,°urt
County,
Greeting:
.
of Rockingham County, at the Court House thereof,
7 ,....'flayof. ... ...~~ .. 19 .~fto
testify and the truth to
behalf
.•he
~•f~nd~"'..'''&:;:::;.2<::::;z;:_""''..
..•••.••••.•••••
.•I
who stands charged with and indicted for a felony 1#isd"4nean.or~
And this ........~...
........ shall not omit under penalty of £100.
And have then and
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THE
SERVICE
PRESS,
HARRISONBURG,
VA.
OR}.!
NO.
5
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n
pAr"
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✓
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�In the Name of the Commonwealth
of Virginia:
To
/
the Sheriff
of Rockingham
County,
Greeting:
Yott ~re he:e':! commanded to mmmon~':..<_~.~·;-/;,.~···~~
./Jh.
..···················
······
...................
.....
,.(Y.f~
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......
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~
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to appear before the Judge of the C#-t
Co1trt of Rockingham Co1tnty, at the Court House thereof,
~ ........... day of. .... Af.~./ ..........
194#.to
testify
at 9:30 o'clock, a. m., on the ...
say in behalf of the Defendant
in the proserntion of the
and the trnth to
011p11011ltlealth
against ............. .
.................................................£}~::?.:!:?/~✓- .. ............ ......
.
who stands charged with and indicted for a felony 1nisde-mecmor.
And this ....... ········~·····
... shalt not omit ttnder penalty of £100.
A'lld have then and
there this Writ.
Witnes/i!.
ROBERT SWITZER, Cler!t of our saidd,rt,
hDU)_ ..... 1,:f7;,,,J;nth,
d,yo/
THE
SEH.VICE PllESS,
HARRISONBURG,
VA.
/,9~/~
at the Court House, the . /~
.,
...
cl,,k
FORM NO. 5
��Prisoners
Reportof Rockingham
CountyJail
I
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LA,,,z,,w.,r~~
....
Held for trial.
.........
.
... ......... ....... ................ .Sentenice ............ ..
Fine ............. .
.~"-·
,
/t:1
:\\Teiaht
Heigh
Teeth marks
....
Thigh
OF
CJ
of
... Hand
·---~
marks
...... Faoe marks
.. Back marks
marks
.. Knee marks
marks
................... Foot marks
Calf of leg marks
Fingers
................ ..
discharg~
TION
Arm mark
Shoulder
Id for penitentiary
.Held (or other a 1thorities
Held as insar e
Behavior
j< .:': .
....... Time m jail/
Costs
.months ...
.. ...wears
.. :Mole marks ................ ..
off
... Breast
Neck marks ..
.. Right arm marb
Left arm marks
.
Right leg mark,; .
Left leg marks
Fine after prisoner
marks
at jail; Amount
to State$
.................
Amount
to City $
. Deputy
and
Jailor
Sheriff.
��Prisoners
Reportof Rockingham
CountyJail
Month of½
. Date
Male ..,. ,C, .. Female
~
Place of Birt'1
Physical
Can
condition
cead1fd
City Ordinance
............ .1 Fo/e1gn Born
/.
w,;te~
.
Occup~
....... .........
":": ....... Offen;
. .....~
..
...T 1me
✓.3a1·1 ........................
p
Height
Weight
Teeth marks
:::«,c;
j;_
.....
~
.... ............ 111ontl1s.
. .......
Held f or penitentiary ...
(J .color
.....
~ ....
of
~~
Color of hair.
J......
✓r
Hanel marks
.............................. Faoe marks
marks
marks
OF PRISONER
/~.
Arm marks
......
........ Back marks ................ ..
.......................... .............. Knee marks
Calf of leg mark·
Fingers
,·ictim?
............ Date of discharge
DESCRIPTION
Thigh
o·
months
Held for other authorities
Behavior
Shoulder
Dirnrccd
...years .
. or dr
.
. Held for Grand Jury ..
111
Held as insane
:;'~
S ..
~.2.,v;,
~y•ears
~ .............
.. S en terns.~
Costs
u.
.....Time in
.....State..
Held for trial..
Fine ..
Married
.......................... Is person a d ·unkard?
. 19.V /
com:,1 ttecl ..........................
4.A.... .. Single .
..... ··~Race
1,,... .
/
.. Foot marks
off .....................................................................
Neck marks
Mole marks
.... Breast
mark·
Left arm mark
... Right arm marks
Left leg marks
Right leg ma1·k,;
Fine after prisoner at jail; Amount
to State$
..........................
Amount
to
ity $
. .. .......
Deputy
and
Jailor
Sheriff.
��_ec,lst
19·3 'y
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a trrn
·;o~y
i thin
su~ 1011 to Ili·s Lo:azc.. l' 1 i ·ht, llKX
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Rockingham County Criminal Court: Criminal Cases
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Rockingham County Criminal Court
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1820-1971; currently digitized: 1820-1930.
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1933
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Commonwealth v. Lonza Knight
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Felony
Murder
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Defendant charged with felony murder.
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Knight